China approves Covid-19 vaccine as it moves to inoculate millions

China approves Covid-19 vaccine as it moves to inoculate millions

The Chinese government said on Thursday that it had approved a homegrown
coronavirus vaccine after an early analysis of clinical trial results showed that it was
effective.The announcements sent a positive signal for the global rollout of Chinese
vaccines.

The manufacturer, a state-controlled firm called Sinopharm, said a vaccine candidate
made by its Beijing Institute of Biological Products arm had an efficacy rate of
79 percent based on an interim analysis of Phase 3 trials.Sinopharm said it had filed
an application with Chinese regulators to allow the vaccine to be used broadly,
and on Thursday the government said the vaccine had been granted conditional
approval.

The Sinopharm vaccine's results are well above the 50 percent threshold that
makes a vaccine effective in the eyes of the medical establishment.To China,
a vaccine that can help protect its 1.4 billion people is crucial to its plans to
revitalize the economy.

The country has largely stamped out the coronavirus with a combination of restrictions
on foreign arrivals, mass testing and tight lockdowns of neighborhoods whenever
any cases are detected.But officials remain concerned that the winter could bring a
new wave of infections and hope that a widely available vaccine can help prepare the
country for when regular travel and trade resume.

The Chinese government has promised to produce 610 million doses by the end of
the year and expects to make more than one billion doses next year.

approves;

inoculate;接种

millions;数百万表示数量多

coronavirus;冠状病毒

rollout;首次公开展示 推出

candidate;候选(人)

arm;粗枝 分支机构 部门

efficacy;功效 效力

interim;中间时间 间歇 暂定的暂时的

filed an application;文档 卷宗 提交,提交申请

granted conditional approval;发放授予,附有条件的,批准

in the eyes of;在某人看来,在某种角度看来

establishment;建立 创立, 业界权威人士

are well above the 50 percent threshold;远高于50%的门槛

is crucial to;至关重要 关键

revitalize;再给予...活力, 使..复苏,给予..新生命 振兴 恢复活力

stamped out;消除 杜绝 踩灭 打击

combination;组合 大批额 配合 结合 合成物 结合A,B,...

restrictions on foreign arrivals;严格的入境管控

resume;摘要概率提要 简历 (中断后)再开始

regular travel and trade resume.;恢复正常旅游和贸易

doses;剂量